Jennifer Lynn Barnes: The Gilded Blade (Tickets Required)
Schedule
Wed Jul 15 2026 at 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Downtown Community Room at ERUCC | Frederick, MD
About this Event
Join Curious Iguana at ERUCC’s Downtown Community Room on Wednesday, July 15 from 6:00-7:00 pm (doors will open at 5:15 pm) for an exciting evening with NYT bestselling YA author Jennifer Lynn Barnes to celebrate the release of the final book in the Inheritance Games Saga, The Gilded Blade!
Tickets are required for this event and can be purchased on Eventbrite only. There are 2 ticket options, each including a copy of The Gilded Blade with admission. Books purchased as part of a ticketed bundle and books purchased at events are non-returnable.
Jennifer will be in conversation with Jenni Howell, NYT bestselling author of Boys With Sharp Teeth. Following their discussion, Jennifer will answer questions and sign books. Copies of The Gilded Blade will be available for purchase at the event.
Location: Downtown Community Room at ERUCC, 15 W Church St, Frederick, MD 21701
Note on book signing: The author will sign + personalize one copy per customer of The Gilded Blade. Additionally, she will only sign her signature (no personalization) for up to four additional titles (purchased at the event or brought from home).
For accessibility requests, email [email protected] at least two (2) weeks prior to the event.
About the book: In the stunning finale to the global phenomenon of the Inheritance Games Saga (over 6 million copies sold!), discover danger, riches, romance—and the staggering answers to long-brewing mysteries.
Everyone is a player.
In the grandest of games, there is everything to win—money, love, power, revenge—and even more to lose. From Texas to Prague to London and beyond, the Hawthorne family, the players from the Grandest Game, and allies old and new are drawn into a web of centuries-old secrets and mind-bending puzzles. Every clue pulls them deeper; every answer demands a price.
To survive, they must unravel the mysteries that bind them together…but some truths are deadly.
Discover danger, riches, romance—and the long-awaited revelations at the heart of Jennifer Lynn Barnes’s most intricate and explosive puzzle yet.
All games must come to an end.
About the author: Jennifer Lynn Barnes is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty-five acclaimed young adult novels, including the Inheritance Games Saga, the Debutantes series, The Lovely and the Lost, and the Naturals series. Jen is also a Fulbright Scholar with advanced degrees in psychology, psychiatry, and cognitive science. She received her PhD from Yale University in 2012 and was a professor of psychology and professional writing for many years. She invites you to visit her online at jenniferlynnbarnes.com or follow her on Instagram @authorjenlynnbarnes.
About the moderator: Jenni Howell is the Instant New York Times bestselling author of Boys With Sharp Teeth and Teach Me to Prey (Coming Dec. 2026). She tried out archaeology, linguistics, mongoose herding (known to some as “teaching”), finance, and espionage, but always got bored. Now she writes books, so her entire world changes every six months—and she will never be bored again.
Where is it happening?
Downtown Community Room at ERUCC, 15 West Church Street, Frederick, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 28.52 to USD 39.19
